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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 230
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Jun 12, 1974, Kanazawa, Contract: Signed through 2009. |
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| September 26, 2006 Hideki Matsui will return to left field on Tuesday for the first time suffering a broken wrist on May 11, according to Newsday. Matsui has been cleared to play the field for more than a week, but the team didn't want him to play on turf. That said, manager Joe Torre said yesterday he would not hesitate to play Matsui on the Metrodome turf (the Yankees are currently lined up to play the Twins in the ALDS). "We just wanted his first exposure to be on grass," Torre said. |
| September 16, 2006 Hideki Matsui has been cleared by doctors to play in the outfield for the first time since returning from his broken wrist, according to the New York Daily News. However, manager Joe Torre said he probably won't put Matsui out there until after their road trip that stretches through next Sunday. Torre doesn't want to risk anything on the artificial turf they'll play on next week in Toronto and Tampa Bay. |
| September 12, 2006 Hideki Matsui came off the DL on Tuesday, exactly four months after he went on. He batted eighth as the DH and went 4-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and added an RBI. |
| September 12, 2006 The Yankees activated Hideki Matsui from the DL Tuesday and put him in the DH spot against the Devil Rays, according to the AP. Matsui has been out for exactly four months with a broken wrist. |
| September 11, 2006 Hideki Matsui, who has been out most of the season with a broken left wrist, is expected to be activated on Tuesday and serve as the DH against the Devil Rays, according to the AP. He played in four rehab games with Double-A Trenton and went 3-for-11. "The results were fine," manager Joe Torre said. "It certainly helps us to have a player of his caliber back with us." |
| September 11, 2006 Although the Yankees had hoped that Hideki Matsui would rejoin them today, his arrival won't come until tomorrow, according to the New York Daily News. He could take part in his first game Tuesday since breaking his wrist. |
| September 10, 2006 Since Double-A Trenton was eliminated from the Eastern League playoffs, Hideki Matsui will rejoin the Yankees late today or tomorrow, according to the New York Daily News. Since Jason Giambi is sidelined, it's possible that Matsui could come off the disabled list right away and start as the designated hitter. He's been out since May with a broken wrist. |
| September 8, 2006 Matsui went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in his second rehab game in Double-A Thursday. GM Brian Cashman told the New York Daily News that Matsui has been cleared by doctors only to hit - and not to play the field - and that the situation might not change before the playoffs. "We see him as the DH because of the projection from the injury," said Cashman. "Him playing the outfield is something that may not happen, and Hideki knows it," Cashman said. "I'm not saying it won't, but no one in the organization is counting on it." |
| September 7, 2006 Hideki Matsui, who is currently on a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton as he continues his recovery from a broken wrist, could rejoin the Yankees soon, according to Newsday. The Yankees plan to have Matsui play the duration of Trenton's current best-of-five series against Portland (Trenton leads the series 1-0). If Trenton advances, he could continue to play for Trenton, or he could rejoin the Yankees. Matsui will serve as the Yankees DH upon his return. |
| September 5, 2006 Hideki Matsui, recovering from a broken wrist, is optimistic about playing against the Orioles this weekend, according to Newsday. However, manager Joe Torre has indicated that the earliest he sees Matsui returning is early next week. Matsui is set to begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday. |
| September 3, 2006 Hideki Matsui is scheduled to work out with Class-A Staten Island on Monday and Tuesday before beginning a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday, according to the AP. Matsui has been out since May 11 with a broken wrist. |
| September 2, 2006 Hideki Matsui is slated to go to Double-A Trenton on Monday to get ready for a minor league rehab assignment, according to the AP. He plans to wear a brace to protect his wrist while running the bases. |
| September 1, 2006 Hideki Matsui took batting practice outside for the first time Friday since breaking his left wrist May 11, according to the AP. He could go on a minor league rehab assignment in a few days, and it is possible he could be back with the Yankees as a designated hitter in about a week. "No pain. It wasn't too bad," he said through a translator. "If I wanted to play now, I think I could play." |
| September 1, 2006 Hideki Matsui hopes to take batting practice tonight and could take part in a rehab game early next week, according to the New York Daily News. Matsui has been out since May with a broken wrist and appear to be nearing a return to the Yankees. |
| August 30, 2006 Hideki Matsui took batting practice Wednesday for the first time since breaking his left wrist in May, according to the AP. He took 35 swings. "I think everything was good. I didn't have any pain," Matsui said through a translator. "My swing and my mechanics I think isn't too bad at this point right now. I think it's more my timing is a little off." Matsui may go on a rehab assignment before rejoining the Yankees. |
| August 30, 2006 Hideki Matsui has been cleared to take live batting practice today for the first time since breaking his left wrist in May, according to the New York Daily News. No date has been set for his return, but this is a good sign that he's getting closer. |
| August 29, 2006 Hideki Matsui might start taking batting practice this week, according to the AP. He has been on the disabled list since May 12 after breaking his left wrist. |
| August 28, 2006 Hideki Matsui reported no problems after taking soft-toss hitting drills for the first time on Sunday, according to the New York Daily News. The next step will be live batting practice, though it's not clear when that will take place. He still hopes to return from his broken wrist by mid September. |
| August 24, 2006 Hideki Matsui took 40 swings off of a tee yesterday, according to New York Newsday. Manager Joe Torre said that Matsui could progress to soft toss within the next couple of days, and then to batting practice. |
| August 22, 2006 Hideki Matsui was cleared to hit off a tee on Tuesday, according to the AP. It is the first time Matsui will be allowed to swing a bat with two hands since going on the DL on May 11. |
| August 21, 2006 Hideki Matsui will have his broken wrist examined tomorrow and hopes to be cleared to begin swinging a bat, according to the New York Daily News. He still hopes to return to action in September, though there remains a chance that he won't play again this year. |
| August 13, 2006 Manager Joe Torre acknowledged that Hideki Matsui could be lost for the season, according to the New York Post. Matsui hasn't even been cleared to hit off of a tee. "There's nothing that's gone wrong," Torre said. "It's waiting for everything to heal and getting the tenderness out. When that time comes ... if it's going to be next year, it's next year. The most important thing is getting him 100 percent healthy and ready for us." |
| August 12, 2006 Hideki Matsui met with team physician Stuart Hershon last night, and he'll have to remain in a holding pattern for 10 more days, according to the New York Post. Matsui, out since May 11 with a broken left wrist, wasn't cleared to hit off a tee. He has been using a short bat and was swinging only with his right hand, and hitting off a tee is the next step. Matsui still has to work his way up from teework to batting practice to rehab games before he can rejoin the Yankees. |
| August 8, 2006 Hideki Matsui could rejoin the Yankees in the next couple of days as he continues to rehab his left wrist, according to the AP. The purpose behind such a move would be to remove or cut down on a future rehab assignment. |
| August 7, 2006 Hideki Matsui will have his wrist re-examined Friday, at which time he could be cleared to intensify his workouts, according to the AP. Matsui is currently hitting off a tee one-handed with a mini-bat and is throwing but not catching. "I'm really not frustrated or tired of the situation," Matsui said Monday through a translator. "There's really not much you can do about it. You just have go with what the doctor says and go from there." Matsui is expected to rejoin the team sometime next month. |
| August 3, 2006 Hideki Matsui had his injured left wrist examined Thursday and the results were positive, according to the AP. However, Matsui is still experiencing some tenderness in the wrist and wasn't cleared for extra activity. He will be re-examined sometime next week. |
| August 1, 2006 Hideki Matsui hopes to receive a timetable for resuming batting practice after his injured left wrist is re-examined Thursday, according to the AP. "We'll just have to see what the doctor says," Matsui said through a translator. "Overall, I think I'm pretty satisfied with the progress. The wrist is little by little feeling better." Matsui has been hitting off a tee with a short bat and working out in the outfield. |
| July 30, 2006 Hideki Matsui, who recently hit off a tee and worked out in the outfield, is scheduled to see a doctor in New York on Thursday, according to the New York Post. "Everything is fine," Matsui said. "I physically feel pretty good. The shoulders are not sore anymore. It's fine." Matsui has been out since mid May with a broken wrist. |
| July 29, 2006 Hideki Matsui is scheduled to have his injured left wrist re-examined Thursday in New York, according to the AP. If the wrist shows enough progress, Matsui might be given a timetable for taking batting practice. After a scheduled off day Friday, Matsui continued hitting off a tee and taking soft toss on Saturday. He also worked out in the outfield. |
| July 28, 2006 Hideki Matsui, who had a planned day off today, will resume his working out Saturday and return to New York next week to have his wrist re-examined, according to the AP. Matsui has been out since mid May with a broken wrist. |
| July 26, 2006 Hideki Matsui has been sore in the shoulders from swinging a bat with both hands, according to the AP. "That's a very good sign because all the stuff he's doing with swinging is working and developing," manager Joe Torre said. "He's sore muscularly." Matsui has been out since mid May with a broken wrist. |
| July 25, 2006 Hideki Matsui worked out in left field Tuesday for the first time since breaking his wrist back in May, according to the AP. "I think I'm making progress," Matsui said through a translator. "I don't feel pain, but it's (the wrist) not 100 percent yet." Matsui could have the wrist re-examined the middle of next week. Once he's examined, a timetable for his return could be set. |
| July 25, 2006 Hideki Matsui, rehabbing from a broken left wrist, took 75 swings with a 24-inch bat using only his right hand Monday, and another 25 dry swings with both hands, according to Newsday. It's possible that Matsui will return to the Yanks sometime in August. |
| July 24, 2006 Hideki Matsui took 75 swings off of a tee and another 25 soft toss pitches on Sunday, according to the New York Daily News. Matsui is in Tampa Bay recovering from a broken wrist. |
| July 20, 2006 Hideki Matsui could be days away from taking batting practice, according to the AP. Team spokesman Rick Cerrone said that Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser reported the bones in Matsui's broken wrist had fused together perfectly and Matsui could swing a bat as soon as some muscular pain subsides, which could be as soon as this weekend. Matsui broke his wrist on May 11 while diving in an attempt to make a catch. |
| July 18, 2006 Hideki Matsui, who is targeting a mid-August return, will visit with a doctor on Thursday, according to the Yankees website. If he his cleared, he could hit off a tee starting this weekend. He is currently hitting off a tee with one hand, throwing, running, and lifting some weights. "He keeps saying he's going to be back in August, and that's fine -- we'll go along with that," manager Joe Torre said. "If he's back in August, we have places for him to go [to play in Minor League rehab games]. Let's see how he's feeling, but he's doing great now. He's never had a problem working hard." |
| June 24, 2006 Hideki Matsui still hopes to return from his broken wrist in mid August, though the Yankees have mentioned September before, according to the New York Daily News. "He's bent on being back here sooner than we anticipate him being back here, and that's fine with us," said manager Joe Torre. "He's able to move his fingers now. You don't think about him on a day-to-day basis, but I know he's working on a day-to-day basis to get back to help us hopefully get to the postseason." |
| June 13, 2006 While there is still no time table on the return of Hideki Matsui, the AP reports that he has resumed running and throwing. Matsui, who broke his wrist and had surgery last month, will likely rejoin the Yankees before the season is over. |
| May 13, 2006 Following yesterday's surgery to repair the broken left wrist Hideki Matsui sustained Thursday, Yankees GM Brian Cashman confirmed that the slugger will miss at least three months of action, according to the New York Daily News. However, it remains possible Matsui's season could be over. "We may get him back, we may not," said Cashman. On Friday, the Yankees placed him on the 15-day disabled list for now. |
| May 12, 2006 While manager Joe Torre said that Hideki Matsui could be out for three months with his broken wrist, GM Brian Cashman admitted that it might be worse than that. "It could be the whole season,'' Cashman said in the New York Post. The Yankees placed Matsui on the DL and he will have surgery on his wrist today. |
| May 11, 2006 Hideki Matsui has been diagnosed with a broken left wrist, which he sustained in an attempt to make a diving catch during Thursday's game, according to the AP. He is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday and clearly will miss an extended period of action. |
| May 11, 2006 Hideki Matsui left Thursday's game after injuring his left wrist while trying to make a diving catch during the top of the first inning, according to the AP. Because he didn't take part in a full half inning, his consecutive streak of games played technically ended. The severity of the injury or whether he would miss any more action wasn't immediately clear. Matsui was replaced by Bernie Williams. |
| April 5, 2006 Hideki Matsui has been receiving treatment and icing a sore left knee all spring, according to the New York Daily News. "As long as there's pain, I'll have to continue to ice it," he said through his interpreter, Roger Kahlon. "I've had worse things before and I've played through it. It's just something that happens on a periodic basis and I have to deal with it." Dating back to his career in Japan, Matsui played in his 1,789th straight game Tuesday. |
| March 4, 2006 Hideki Matsui, who had been bothered by a swollen knee, played in his first exhibition game of the year on Saturday as the designated hitter and went 1-for-2 with a single and a walk, according to the AP. |
| March 3, 2006 Hideki Matsui missed his second straight game Friday with a sore left knee, according to the AP. He is expected to play on Saturday. "Little by little, feeling much better," Matsui said through a translator. "I think I'm ready to play." |
| March 3, 2006 Hideki Matsui sat out Thursday's exhibition game to rest his sore left knee, according to Newsday. However, he stated that the swelling has subsided. |
| March 1, 2006 Hideki Matsui will likely sit out exhibition games on Thursday and Friday because of a sore left knee, according to the AP. "He's better, but I want to give it another day or so," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. |
| February 28, 2006 Hideki Matsui was held out of Tuesday's intrasquad game due to a sore left knee, according to the AP. "The knee isn't really that bad," Matsui said through an interpreter. "It's actually improving. It seems like the swelling is going down on a daily basis. This has happened in the past, too. I think being that it's just spring training right now, (it's) just for precautionary measures." |
| February 27, 2006 Hideki Matsui was held out of baserunning drills on Monday due to a sore left knee, according to the AP. He might be held out of Tuesday's intrasquad game. "He was a little cranky, but nothing major," manager Joe Torre said. "If it bothers him, he won't play. Obviously we're not going to take a chance with anybody, whatever player. I will check with him in the morning." |